Sherman's cause of death hasn't been revealed but last night
TechCrunch shared a Facebook post written by his wife Kerri:

This is Jody’s final post, and it isn’t coming from Jody. He’s
gone. This is not a bit of his wonderful twisted humor. This is
sad and real and forever. He didn’t say goodbye to anyone because
he knew he couldn’t. So I’m saying it for him. If you are reading
this it’s because you are connected to Jody in some way. He loved
you, respected you, admired you, valued your presence in his
life, or felt some combination of any or all of these things. And
he would want each and every one of you to know and understand
exactly that. Please post anything you have to say to or about
Jody here.

Sherman's passion for technology dates back to his time as a data
systems tech with the U.S. Navy. After his stint with the Navy,
Sherman was involved in over a dozen tech companies and
start-ups.

His last venture, Ecomom is an online community
that was started to help mothers with the many decisions they
face daily. Sherman felt
that helping mother sort through the confusing and often
misleading information available online would be the best way to
help children and do good for the planet.

In an interview with IdeaMensche, we get a
feel for what Sherman was like. He describes things that inspire
him:

So many things: travel, surfing, building companies,
helping other entrepreneurs, finding the humor in almost any
situation, helping my friends, proving that “can’t” isn’t
something you want to say to me.

Mark Suster, an entrepreneur and friend of Sherman's wrote a
tribute on his blog citing Sherman's generous nature and desire
to give back.

Twitter is flooding with
tributes from colleagues, fans, and friends of Sherman. He had
more than a dozen investors who are all mourning his loss: